Washington, DC Thievery Corporation, the Washington-based duo that mixes everything from jazz, to soul, to Brazilian dance and Indian music in an entrancing collage of sound, plays a benefit DJ set for WFP in Washington.

Yokohama "This truly generous support from Japan and other countries as well as private companies and individuals would not let any child survivor of the tsunami die from hunger," said WFP Deputy Executive Director, John Powell, on his official visit to Japan. "We would like to call for equally generous help to 300 million children who suffer daily from chronic hunger."

Washington January 25, 2005 — The American Red Cross announced a $50 million commitment to WFP, meeting the immediate needs of up to two million tsunami survivors through the provision and distribution of emergency food aid. This aid will be distributed in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Maldives - three of the hardest hit countries where hunger, particularly for vulnerable children, is already an existing problem due to poverty and civil conflict.

The head of WFP pays tribute to the \'truly historic\' support from the private sector to the agency\'s emergency operations in the tsunami crisis, saying that without these generous donations, WFP would never have been able to hit its funding target so quickly.

Kobe "With exceptionally generous help from Japan and other donors, no child who survived the Asian tsunami should die from hunger. Children suffered most in this tsunami, but with better early warning systems, we can spare millions of them in future," said James T. Morris, WFP Executive Director in Kobe during his three-day visit to attend the UN World Conference on Disaster Reduction.

Jakarta - "Indonesia\'s post-tsunami reconstruction effort will greatly benefit from long-term partnerships so that people can start rebuilding their homes, livelihoods, and the critical infrastructure needed to end the suffering of all those affected by the tsunami," Anthony Banbury, WFP Regional Director for Asia, said.

Kuala Lumpur WFP Executive Director, James Morris, pays tribute to the Government of Malaysia for its extraordinary support to the humanitarian response to the tsunami crisis, in particular for its partnership with WFP in creating the Humanitarian Air Hub at Subang air base in Kuala Lumpur.